Videos

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    ILO Technical Cooperation: Building the Capacity to Achieve Decent Work

    16 November 2009

    ILO TV reports from Liberia, Yemen, China and Argentina where technical cooperation programs are helping build the capacity to achieve Decent Work.

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    Public Private Partnerships for Decent Work

    16 November 2009

    The ILO works with companies and foundations to tackle important global labour market issues; to support sustainable enterprises and entrepreneurs; to enhance value in supply chains; to promote social protection; and to resolve specific problems in the world of work. This film shows examples of ILO partnerships with FIFA, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Michelin, the Haitian garment industry, and the supermarket chain Superspar.

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    Actress Marlee Matlin Headlines Panel Discussion on People with Disabilities in Times of Economic Crisis

    13 November 2009

    Marlee Matlin, the youngest winner of an Academy Award for Best Actress and an advocate for persons with disabilities, was the special guest headlining a panel discussion on the impact of the global economic crisis on women and men with disabilities. During her visit to Geneva, Marlee Matlin also visited a classroom of deaf children who shared with her their hopes for the future and places to visit in Geneva. (Closed Captions available)

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    Learning About Decent Work Through a Bar of Chocolate

    05 November 2009

    More than 2 million children from some 60 countries took part in the 2009 international letter writing competition for young people organized by the Universal Postal Union (UPU). The theme chosen for this year was “Decent Work”, a theme at the heart of the work of the International Labour Organization (ILO). First prize was awarded to 14-year-old Dominika Koflerová from the Czech Republic. In her letter she writes about how a bar of fair trade chocolate lead her to realize the value of decent work. At an award ceremony at the International Labour Office in Geneva, Dominika read excerpts of her letter to an audience that included the UPU Director-General Edouard Dayan and ILO Director-General Juan Somavia.

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    Wage Growth Continues to Decline: An Interview with Patrick Belser

    05 November 2009

    Global growth in real wages slowed dramatically in 2008 as a result of the economic crisis and is expected to drop even further this year despite signs of a possible economic recovery. ILO TV interviews Patrick Belser, co-author of the 2009 update to the Global Wages Report.

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    Marlee Matlin on Disabilities and Decent Work

    05 November 2009

    In this public service announcement Academy Award winning actress Marlee Matlin says: "There is absolutely no limitation to what I can do as a person with a disability. Obviously I can't hear, but if I am good at something, then I'll do it. If I don't know how to do something, then I'll try it. And if I do it well, I'll continue it. And if I can't, well then I'll find something else to do!"

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    Private Employment Agencies and the Asian Labour Market: An interview with Aranya Pakapath

    29 October 2009

    A project coordinator from the International Federation of Chemical, Energy, Mine and General Workers' Unions (ICEM), Aranya Pakapath participated in a workshop to promote the ratification of the ILO Private Employment Agencies Convention, no. 181. In an interview with ILO TV, she describes the situation some Asian workers face when hired by private employment agencies.

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    A Private Employment Agency Perspective: An interview with Fred van Haasteren

    29 October 2009

    Vice-President of the private employment agency Randstad, Fred van Haasteren participated in a workshop to promote the ratification of the ILO Private Employment Agencies Convention, no. 181. In an interview with ILO TV, he discusses the importance of having an international labour standard for private employment agencies and his support for further ratification of Convention 181.

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    ILO Convention 181 and the Italian Labour Market: An interview with Maria Riboni

    29 October 2009

    A representative from the trade union Federazione Italiana Lavoratori Commercio Turismo e Servizi (FILCAMS-CGIL), Maria Riboni participated in a workshop to promote the ratification of the ILO Private Employment Agencies Convention, no. 181. In an interview with ILO TV, she discusses the benefits of Convention 181 for workers in the Italian labour market. (in French)

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    The Benefits of Regulating the Private Employment Agency Industry: An interview with Annemarie Muntz

    29 October 2009

    Representing the International Confederation of Private Employment Agencies (CIETT), Annemarie Muntz participated in a workshop to promote the ratification of the ILO Private Employment Agencies Convention, no. 181. In an interview with ILO TV, she describes the benefits of the convention, not only for her industry, but also for workers and business.

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    Stand-Up and Take Action Against Poverty 2009, Geneva

    19 October 2009

    Hundreds of people gathered on 16 October at the ILO headquarters in Geneva to Stand Up Against Poverty in a joint action with UNDP and UN agencies. Together with ILO Director-General Mr Juan Somavia and UNDP Deputy Director Ms Najat Rochdi, participants read the SUTA 2009 Pledge and shared a soup for the benefit of a Red Cross Geneva training programme helping young people aged 16 to 25 to enter the labour market.

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    Haiti...on the Road to Better Work

    13 October 2009

    Better Work, the unique partnership programme of the International Labour Organization (ILO) and the International Finance Corporation (IFC), organized the first-ever international buyers forum in Haiti as part of a new project that is expected to create jobs and promote sustainable development and responsible labour practices in the country's garment industry.

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    ILO and WTO Launch Joint Study on Globalization and Informal jobs in Developing Countries

    12 October 2009

    A joint study from the International Labour Organization and the WTO has found that high incidence of informal employment in the developing world curbs countries ability to benefit from trade openings. ILO Director General, Juan Somavia, and WTO Director General, Pascal Lamy, opened a meeting in Geneva to launch the study.

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    Bringing Better Work to Haiti's Garment Industry

    07 October 2009

    Better Work, the unique partnership programme of the International Labour Organization (ILO) and the International Finance Corporation (IFC), organized the first-ever international buyers forum in Haiti recently as part of a new project that is expected to create jobs and promote sustainable development and responsible labour practices in the countrys garment industry. Speaking at the forum was Ros Harvey, ILO's Global Programme Manager for Better Work. At a separate event for international business leaders sponsored by the Inter-American Development Bank (IADB), former US President Bill Clinton, UN special envoy to Haiti discussed what the Better Work programme could bring to the Haitian garment industry.

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    Liberia : Women Building a Path to Prosperity

    22 September 2009

    After 14 years of conflict, Liberia is on the road to recovery. The International Labour Organization (ILO) has joined forces with the government and the private sector to help kick start the economy with a road building programme, where nearly half the workers are women.

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    Dominican Republic – Social dialogue: IPEC and workers cooperation in sustainable action against child labour

    07 August 2009

    Before the launch in 2002 of the Dominican Republic National Time Bound Programme supported by the ILO’s International Programme on the Elimination of Child Labour (IPEC), school attendance would drop by 50% during the four months children went to work in the fields in Azua province which produces around two-thirds of the country’s tomatoes production. With 75% of the population living in poverty, the province is a top priority for national social policy.

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    Director-General Juan Somavia presents the Global Jobs Pact to the High-level Segment of ECOSOC 2009

    06 July 2009

    At an ECOSOC High-level Policy Dialogue on current developments in the world economy, ILO Director-General Juan Somavia spoke about the ILO's Global Jobs Pact which aims at shortening the lag time between growth recovery and employment recovery. The Pact proposes a range of crisis-response measures that countries can adapt to their specific needs and situation.

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    RBSA: Making a Difference to Decent Work Country Programme Results

    04 July 2009

    The Regular Budget Supplementary Account (RBSA) was established at the International Labour Organization in January 2008, based on voluntary contributions from member states. The fund has been a critical resource in response to the economic crisis and the need to enhance the ILO's capacity to promote decent work, in particular the implementation of Decent Work Country Programmes (DWCPs). ILO TV reports from Zambia, Thailand, Lebanon, Mexico and Serbia where RBSA funding has allowed the ILO to respond rapidly to the needs of workers and business.

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    Mr. Ban Ki-moon, Secretary General of the United Nations, addressing the 98th International Labour Conference during its closing session

    19 June 2009

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    ILO Director-General Juan Somavia's closing remarks to the Global Jobs Summit notes the consistent themes running through all the speeches of visiting Heads of State and Governments

    17 June 2009